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Yusuf Abdullah Al-Ahmed

Academic

detainee

Date of Birth
1969
City Of Birth
Dammam
Gender
Male
Nationality
Saudi
Education
PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence

About The Detainee

An academic and Sharia researcher interested in comparative jurisprudence; he headed the team for authoring the topic of Jurisprudence at the Ministry of Education. He is one of the most prominent supporters of reviewing detainees' files. He has prolific academic activities in research and authorship, and has written hundreds of audio-visual publications and participated in many seminars and lectures.

Arrest And Human Rights Violations

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Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-12
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City Of Internment:
Riyadh
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Reason
He was arrested twice. The first arrest was in 2011 after a sit-in in front of the Saudi Ministry of Interior on July 2. Some of the women who participated were also arrested. A video clip of Yusuf al-Ahmad criticising these arrests was published on the Internet and on July 8, 2011 he was arrested from his father's house in Dammam. He was released in 2012 following a campaign on Twitter demanding his release in which ‘Al-Ahmad’ was trending worldwide. The second arrest was in 2017 as part of a campaign that included all activists, thinkers and influential people.
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Method
He was ambushed by a number of security patrols who arrested him infront of his Father’s house in Dammam
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Practices And Violations
- He was not allowed to appoint a lawyer - He was subjected to solitary confinement and was denied contact with his family - He was subjected to physical torture
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The Human Dimension In His Detention
He suffers from a herniated disc as a result of deliberate medical neglect
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Prison
Al-ha’ir
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Trial and legal proceedings
Several secret trial sessions were held, culminating in a sentence of 4 years in prison and an additional 4-year travel ban issued by the Specialized Criminal Court. However, in June 2021, the sentence was escalated to 13 years in prison and an equal travel ban.

Time Line For Arrest

2017-09-12

Arrest

2018-09-12

His first trial session was held in secret

2020-12-31

He was sentenced by the Specialized Criminal Court to 4 years in prison, followed by a 4-year travel ban

2021-06-24

The Specialized Criminal Court escalated his sentence from 4 years to 13 years in prison, along with an equivalent 13-year travel ban

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